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...crucial 18 to 34 age group, who--as studies have repeatedly shown--do not consider the political process something within their day-to-day sphere of consciousness. The Web is the hottest, hippest medium for young adults; why not capitalize upon the Internet's appeal to increase voter turnout...
...McCain can thank a huge turnout in the state--more than 1,000,000 voters--for his victory...
...really a Republican primary at all; it's another free-for-all in which Democrats and independents can vote if they want to, and they apparently do. Normally, about 500,000 Republicans turn out for contested G.O.P. primaries, but Bush's top organizer, Del Chenault, believes this year's turnout will be closer to 800,000 and that "almost all" the extras will be, well, not Republicans...
...constituency pushing Internet voting is growing rapidly. There are civic-engagement enthusiasts who see it as a way to reverse the decline in voter turnout. Then there are the Internet buffs; they think the Internet is going to change everything, so why not politics? Most important are the entrepreneurs developing software for online voting. Imagine the retail price of that software, then multiply it by every state and municipal government, and suddenly a lot of Internet capitalists develop a deeply felt concern for boosting voter turnout...
...1960s, the government has made numerous attempts to energize nonvoters by making it easier for them to get to the polls, extending voting hours, lowering the voting age and introducing absentee balloting and "motor voter" statutes that automatically register people when they get a driver's license. Still, voter turnout has declined steadily. Political scientists believe the underlying cause is apathy and disgust with politics, not the inconvenience of voting. Putting a ballot on the Internet might even further depress turnout by cheapening one of the hallowed rituals of democracy. "The business of democracy," says Curtis Gans, an analyst...